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Lightning It's Shocking, It's Frightening, It's Lightning! Lesson PlanLightning It's Shocking, It's Frightening, It's Lightning! Lesson Plan
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Lightning It's Shocking, It's Frightening, It's Lightning!

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Third graders decide what they want to explore lightning, how to go about finding the answers, and deciding what skills they need to further study some of their questions.

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3rd
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Science
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5 days
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